Release for Compelling Personal Circumstances. Members exiting the program because of compelling personal reasons will cease to receive the living stipend, the health care benefits and the child care benefits, but Members will receive a prorated education award, provided the Member has completed at least 15 percent of the hours needed to complete the term of service. The Program may release the Member from the term of service for compelling personal circumstances if the Member demonstrates that: • The Member has a disability or serious illness that makes completing the term impossible. • There is a serious injury, illness, or death of a family member, which makes completing the term unreasonably difficult or impossible for the Member. • The Member has military service obligations. • The Member has accepted an opportunity to make the transition from welfare to work; or • Some other unforeseeable circumstance beyond the Member’s control makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for the Member to complete the term of service, such as a natural disaster, relocation of a spouse, or the non-renewal or premature closing of the Program. A Member who wishes to be released from service for compelling personal circumstances is required to do the following before the final living allowance check can be received: • Discuss the terms of the release with the Program Director; • Provide a written letter outlining the reason the Member wishes to be released from the program; and • Complete an exit form.
Release for Compelling Personal Circumstances. (1) An AmeriCorps program may release a participant upon a determination by the program, consistent with the criteria listed in paragraphs (a)(6) and (a)(7) of this section, that the participant is unable to complete the term of service because of compelling personal circumstances, if the participant has otherwise performed satisfactorily and has completed at least fifteen percent of the agreed term of service.
Release for Compelling Personal Circumstances. 1. The Member has the primary responsibility for demonstrating that compelling personal circumstances prevent them from completing the term of service. The Member should submit a written request for release from service for compelling personal circumstances, along with any required documentation on or before the exit date. In the event that it takes extra time to obtain the medical documentation, WSC will accept that documentation up to 25 calendar days from the exit date. After the 25th calendar day, the request will be denied and the Member will be released from service for cause – unsatisfactory performance, without an Education Award.
Release for Compelling Personal Circumstances. An AmeriCorps program may release a Member upon a determination by the program that the participant is unable to complete the term of service because of compelling personal circumstances, if the participant has otherwise performed satisfactorily and has completed at least fifteen percent of the agreed term of service. A Member who is released for compelling personal circumstances and who completes at least 15 percent of the required term of service is eligible for a pro-rated education award. A Member must provide documentation that supports the compelling personal circumstances that prevent a completion of a term of service. Compelling personal circumstances include those that are beyond the Member's control, such as, but not limited to: A Member's disability or serious illness; Disability, serious illness, or death of a Member's family member if this makes completing a term unreasonably difficult or impossible; or Conditions attributable to the program or otherwise unforeseeable and beyond the Member's control, such as a natural disaster, a strike, relocation of a spouse, or the nonrenewal or premature closing of a project or program, that make completing a term unreasonably difficult or impossible; Those that the Corporation, has for public policy reasons, determined as such, including: Military service obligations; Acceptance by a Member of an opportunity to make the transition from welfare to work; or Acceptance of an employment opportunity by a Member serving in a program that includes in its approved objectives the promotion of employment among its participants. Compelling personal circumstances do not include leaving a program: To enroll in school; To obtain employment, other than in moving from welfare to work or in leaving a program that includes in its approved objectives the promotion of employment among its participants; or Because of dissatisfaction with the program. As an alternative to releasing a Member, an AmeriCorps*State/National program may, after determining that compelling personal circumstances exist, suspend the participant's term of service for up to two years (or longer if approved by the Corporation based on extenuating circumstances) to allow the participant to complete service with the same or similar AmeriCorps program at a later time. Release for cause A release for cause encompasses any circumstances other than compelling personal circumstances that warrant a Member's release from completing a term of service. AmeriCorps pr...
Release for Compelling Personal Circumstances. The Program may release the Member from the term of service due to compelling personal circumstances if the Member demonstrates that:
Release for Compelling Personal Circumstances. The TerraCorps Program may release the Member from the term of service due to compelling personal circumstances if the Member demonstrates that:
Release for Compelling Personal Circumstances. Compelling personal circumstances include those that are beyond the member’s control, such as, but not limited to:
Release for Compelling Personal Circumstances. The PROGRAM may release the MEMBER from the term of service without any further obligations for compelling personal circumstances if the MEMBER demonstrates that:
Release for Compelling Personal Circumstances. The program may release the member from the term of service for compelling personal circumstances if the member demonstrates that: The member has a disability or serious illness that makes completing their term impossible; There is a serious injury, illness, or death of a family member which makes completing the term unreasonably difficult or impossible for the member; The member has military service obligations; The member has accepted an opportunity to make the transition from welfare to work; Some other unforeseeable circumstance beyond the member’s control that makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for the member to complete the term of service, such as a natural disaster, a strike, relocation of a spouse, or the non-renewal or premature closing of a project or program. Suspension of Service The program may temporarily suspend the member for the following reasons: During the term, the member has been charged with a violent felony or the sale or distribution of a controlled substance. If the member is found not guilty, or the charge is dismissed, the member may resume his/her term of service. However, the member will not receive back stipend amounts or credit for the service hours missed; The program may suspend a member’s term of service for violating the Code of Conduct provisions in accordance with the rules set forth in this guidebook; The program may also suspend a member if they fail to make regular and acceptable progress towards the completion of program requirements, including the required hours of service within a 12-month period. Regular and acceptable are defined as “remaining within 10% of the weekly hours needed to successfully complete the service requirement.”
